How Vulnerable Are Computers to an 80-Year-Old Spy Technique? Congress Wants Answers

A pair of US lawmakers are calling for an investigation into how easily spies can steal information based on devices’ ...
CNET

Ziff Davis Sells DownDetector, Speedtest and More to Accenture for $1.2B

Included in the deal are the DownDetector, Ookla, Speedtest, Ekahau and RootMetrics organizations and all of their assets. Ziff Davis reports that these brands generated $231 million in revenue in ...
Interesting Engineering

CERN tests microwire quantum sensors for particle colliders and dark matter detection

Fermilab and CERN unveil upgraded quantum sensors to enhance particle detection for future collider experiments.

This low-cost orange-sized sensor could be what self-driving cars need to hit public roads

A team of engineers at Rice University has developed a tiny new sensor that could dramatically improve the safety of self-driving cars on public roads. This is a compact, low-power millimeter-wave ...

OLOID Introduces Aura, an AI Identity Assurance Agent for Critical Workforce Identity Processes

Structured Enterprise Preview Program Now Open for Organizations Extending Identity Enforcement Beyond Login Aura ...
IEEE

Robust Distant Small Object Detection Using Radar-Vision Fusion and Prior-Enhanced Query Generation in Autonomous Driving

Abstract: Detecting distant small objects under adverse visual conditions such as rain, fog, or low light remains a critical challenge in autonomous driving. To address this issue, we propose a novel ...
IEEE

ESAD-GPT: Earth’s Surface Anomaly Detection Using Large Vision-language Models

Abstract: Earth’s surface anomaly detection (ESAD) plays a pivotal role in disaster monitoring, emergency response, and rescue operations. Existing ESAD methods are typically trained on datasets ...
Assembly Magazine

‘Volunteer’ Engineers Tackle Wire Harness Automation

A team of young engineers at the University of Tennessee is using a six-axis collaborative robot to automate assembly steps such as terminal insertion and wire routing.